Sunday, 30 March 2008

This afternoon I am posting an image taken last night ( with a cellphone camera) of a very old , horizontal, grave marker from the centre of Paisley. The marker is located in the grounds of a relatively modern evangelical church which must reside on a much older religious site.

The stone records the passing of William Jameson in February 1779 with the actual day of the month not legible.

Jameson must have been a notable citizen of his day to warrant such an impressive memorial.There is plenty of room on the stone for other family members but remains vacant.

Sunday, 16 March 2008

This afternoon I am posting an image from Glasgow's Southern Necropolis of a family tombstone which inter alia records the death of Catherine Thomas, wife of Thomas T Shaw who died Jan 17th 1871 age 51 years.For more information on Glasgow ancestry tours contact info@catswhiskerstours.co.uk

Friday, 14 March 2008

This evening I am posting an image of a grave-marker from Glasgow's Southern Necropolis. This includes inter alia a record of Ann .owse, the surname being partly obliterated by weathering.

Following some detective work by Brian Thomson of Scotsfamily we have ascertained that the person concerned is Ann Bowse, mother of Alexander Mathieson, the latter being a master butcher who died at Ninth Street Anderston, Glasgow on 10th November 1879. Alexander was married to an Elizabeth Stewart.